The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1887-01-19

VIC naNc received copy OF INC
BishoppiIe Enterprise n new candi.
dntc for the patronage of the public,
published at Bishopvillc, Sumter
county, S. c., by Mr.. p. 6. Bowman,
Jr, and A. G. Durant. 1t is neat.
ly printed tivo column folio paper,
and has six columns Of advertise.
mcnts. We wish it much success.
Cluverius has paid tbs penalty on
tho gallows for numbering Lillian
Madison. If every reprobatc who
is guilty Of running the lives Of the
unfortunate young women OF our
country was swung up, we would
have more happy homes than there
are dotted over our land. 1t would
be extremely unfortunate to hang an
innocent man, rs some believed he
was, but if he ruined her life he dc.
served tho penalty he paid.
To-day, the 10th Of January, is tho
anniversary of the birth day Of that
noble hero and patriot, Robert Ed.
ward Lee. What tender memories
cling around his name and life. The
old soldiers of the Sonth reverence
it and unconsciously she'd tears when
his name is mentioned. Their chill.
dren love and honor him, and few
there are who do not accord to him a
high position for his greatness.
We give our readers to-day q
sketch Of his life, which has been
prepared for this, the anniversary of
his birth.
TNEOnSMNVf:Rsi isyprOSlTIOXa
The Observer has way Of suppos-
ing that others entertain certain
thoughts that originate in its own
fertile brain, and rarely if
ever find lodymcnt elsewhere, rs it
appears to have been the case in it's
may have thought" Of the General
Assemblies reason for recommend.
ing the reduction Of the salary of tie
clerk OF the Commissioner Of Agri.
culture from 81 800 to $1,000. The
Observer kindly gives us credit for
making "much ado about nothing"
in our article characlerizing the sup.
position rs unjust and unfair to Col.
Ransom, and after praising Col. r.
for the work he has done-bringinc
itself in an humble way-it shows
that "may have thought sprang from
its own liberal heart which thought
that small General Assembly must
certainly have been Of its own way
of thinking. The Observer says fur.
thcr:
"Mr. Ransom has been the Colum.
bia correspondent of the Augusta
Chronicle for long while, and has
done the State good service in that
capacity. lie was writing for that
paper during the session of the Gen,
eral Assembly, and has written for it
since. The Observer did not say this
fact would justify the reduction of
his salary, even were that the reason
that moved the General Assembly to
DO so. So long rs he performed
faithfully the duties Of his position
as chief clerk, no one could object tc
his corresponding for any number OF
newspapers. But it is pertinent in
quiry by the General Assembly, OF
by any citizen, whether $1,000 is not
too much salary for any public officer
whose official duties are SO light as
to admit of his engaging at the same
time in other business, whether il be
that of newspaper correspondent or
anything else; and this inquiry Is
not personal to Mr.. Ransom at all
Whether the General Assembly took
this view of the matter we cannot
say'--it may have done So"
There is no consistency in the
above. If the ObSerUer thinks it is 9
'pertinent inquiry by the Genera
Assembly or by any citizen, whether
$1,000 is not too much salary for any
public officer whose official duties arc
80 light as to admit of his engaging
at the same time in other business
whether it be that of newspaper cor
respondent or anything else; ant
this is not personal to Mr.. Ransom
at ALL" how can it say, $50 long a
he performed faithfully the duties 0
his position as chief clerk, nobod,
could object to | s corresponding 70
any number Of newspapers.' There i
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